Infrared Mobile Digital Scouting Camera Users Manual Mobile Scouting Camera MG582 Content 1 4.1 Instruction ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 General Description ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Camera Body Interfaces ................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Remote Control ............................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Navigating ................................................................................................................ 2 1.3.2 Characters ............................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Shooting Information Display ........................................................................................ 3 1.5 MMS function ................................................................................................................. 3 1.6 Supported Format ........................................................................................................... 4 2 Cautions ................................................................................................................................... 5 3 Easy Operations ...................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Power Supply ................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Insert the SD-card and the SIM-card ........................................................................... 6 3.3 Power on and Enter into the ON Mode ......................................................................... 6 3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode ............................................................................................. 7 3.4.1 Custom Settings ....................................................................................................... 7 3.4.2 Manual Capturing .................................................................................................. 7 3.4.3 View Images or Videos ............................................................................................ 7 3.4.4 Send MMS ............................................................................................................... 7 3.5 Power Off ......................................................................................................................... 7 4 Advanced Operations ............................................................................................................. 8 Settings Menu .................................................................................................................. 8 4.1.1 Default Setting ....................................................................................................... 10 4.1.2 Set Camera Mode .................................................................................................. 10 4.1.3 Format SD-Card ................................................................................................... 10 Set Photo Size ........................................................................................................ 11 4.1.4 4.1.5 Set Video Size ........................................................................................................ 11 Set Date and Time ................................................................................................. 11 4.1.6 Set Photo Burst ...................................................................................................... 11 4.1.7 4.1.8 Set Video Length ................................................................................................... 12 4.1.9 Set Video Sound .................................................................................................... 12 4.1.10 Set PIR Triggering Interval Time ....................................................................... 12 4.1.11 Set PIR Sensitivity ................................................................................................ 13 4.1.12 Set Timer ............................................................................................................... 13 4.1.13 Set Flash Range ..................................................................................................... 13 4.1.14 MMS Settings ........................................................................................................ 14 4.1.15 Set MMS Mode ...................................................................................................... 14 4.1.16 Set Send to ............................................................................................................. 15 4.1.17 Enter Password ..................................................................................................... 15 4.1.18 Reset to Default Settings ....................................................................................... 15 4.2 Playback ......................................................................................................................... 15 4.2.1 Viewing Photo or Video ........................................................................................ 16 4.2.2 Delete Photo or Video ........................................................................................... 16 4.2.3 Send MMS Manually ............................................................................................ 16 4.3 Laser Pointer ................................................................................................................. 16 4.4 File Numbering ............................................................................................................. 17 4.5 Firmware Upgrade ........................................................................................................ 17 Appendix: Technical Specifications ......................................................................................... 18 Appendix: Parts List ................................................................................................................. 19 Mobile Camera MG582 1 Instruction 1 Instruction 1.1 General Description This camera, a digital scouting camera with MMS function, is a surveillance camera working automatically. It can be triggered at once by any movement of human
(or animals) in a certain region of interested (ROI) monitored by a high sensitive Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and then automatically captures high quality pictures (up to 5M pixels) or records video clips (VGA).Then it can send the pictures instantly to your mobile device via GSM/GPRS network. Youll be alerted just when the camera is triggered;
It takes color pictures or videos under sufficient daylight. While at the dark night, the built-in infrared LEDs function as flash light, the camera takes clear pictures or videos (monochrome). There is a 1.5 color LCD display screen on the camera and a sound recorder embedded in the camera. A laser pointer is used to help target the photo area of the camera. And it supports MMS/SMS/E-mail via GSM Network. It is resistant against water and snow for outside uses. Furthermore, the camera can be used as a portable digital camera. 1.2 Camera Body Interfaces The camera has the following I/O interfaces: USB connector, SD-card slot, TV output and external DC power connector. On the back of camera, there is a lock for theft-proof and an adjuster to change the tilt when mounting on an irregular interface e.g. tree. Take a few moments to familiarize with the camera controls and displays. It is helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it when read through the rest of the manual. Page 1 Mobile Camera MG582 1 Instruction 1. DC in 2. Tilt adjuster 3. Theft-proof lock 1.3 Remote Control The remote control is an input device of the camera and is primarily used for customer settings and password input. This is an infrared type wireless remote control. The maximum remote distance is 9 meters. There are fifteen buttons on the remote control. 1.3.1 Navigating Press UP or DOWN to select or highlight the menu item, while press LEFT or RIGHT to select the option of each item and press OK to make selection. Select item (UP) Increase value Menu Menu Cancel Cancel OK OK 1 1 2abc 2abc 3def 3def 4 4 ghi ghi 7 7 pqrs pqrs
5 5 jkl jkl 8 8 tuv tuv 0 0 6 6 mno mno 9 9 wxyz wxyz
Display menus / Exit
(MENU) Select option (LEFT) Make selection (OK) Select option (RIGHT) Select item (DOWN) Decrease value 1.3.2 Characters When entering digits, letters or punctuations into input column, there are some usefully characters can be used by pressing the button continuously:
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Press the punctuation * for laser pointer. 1.4 Shooting Information Display When the camera is turned on (the power switch is slid to ON or TEST position), the shooting information will be displayed in the monitor. 1.5 MMS function This camera can send pictures instantly to your mobile device via GSM/GPRS network. Youll be alerted just when something has happened; The camera sends MMS message through GPRS network, so before using this function, you need to open GPRS service from your service provider. It supports four band 850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz. Related information, please refer to section 4.1 setting menu table MMS mode and 4.1.15 MMS settings. SIM card Icon There are two SIM card icons which stand for different means the SIM card is inserted and it works well. installation situations. means the MMS function cant work correctly for the feeble signal or other communication issues. If the SIM card is not inserted, no SIM card icon will be displayed. Be sure that the PIN of the SIM card is disabled before inserting the SIM card.
(You can disable the PIN of a SIM card via your mobile phone.) There are 3 submenu settings about the MMS function. They are MMS Mode, MMS Set and Send to. MMS Mode means to choose a way to send MMS (refer to 4.1 table). MMS Set means to have the right MMS setting parameters according to Page 3 Mobile Camera MG582 1 Instruction your network. Send to means to input the phone number or email address which you want to send to. All 3 submenus must be correctly set up. 1.6 Supported Format Item Photo Video File format Format JPG AVI FAT32 Here are some important notices. You dont need to concern about the file system format of the camera unless you have problems with reading the SD-card by your other equipments. If this happened, please format the SD-card in the camera or in a computer at first and then reinsert the card into your camera to make a try. Page 4 Mobile Camera MG582 2 Cautions 2 Cautions The working voltage of the camera is 6V. The camera is supplied by four or eight AA batteries. Please install batteries according to shown polarity. Please unlock the write-protect before inserting the SD-card. Please insert the SD-card when the power switch is at OFF position before testing the camera. The camera has no internal memory for saving images or videos. If no SD-card is inserted, the camera will shut down automatically after a continuous indication sound. Please do not insert or take out the SD-card when the power switch is at ON position. It is recommended to format the SD-card by the camera when used at the first time. The camera will be in USB mode when connected to a USB port of a computer. In this case, the SD-card functions as a removable disk. In the TEST mode, the camera will shut down automatically after 3 minutes if no operation is done. Please turn on the power again if you want to continue to work with the control. Please ensure sufficient power when having firmware upgrade, otherwise the upgrade process could be interrupted incorrectly. If any fault occurs after improper upgrading process, the camera may stop function properly.
Page 5 Mobile Camera MG582 3 Quick Introductions 3 Easy Operations 3.1 Power Supply To supply power for the camera, four or eight AA size batteries are needed. Open the bottom cover. Confirm that the power switch is at the OFF position, pull out the battery depot. Load the fully charged batteries into the depot according the polarities sign shown below. Push back the depot to the battery chamber. The following batteries with 1.5V output can be used:
1. High-density and high-performance alkaline batteries (Recommended) 2. Rechargeable alkaline batteries 3. Rechargeable NiMH batteries There are four battery slots. Slot 1 and 2 form one group (1 will mark on depot), while slot 3 and 4 form the other group (2 will mark on depot) each group can supply the power individually. When in low-battery state, camera will be automatically shut down after two indication sounds. Please change the batteries in time. If you have set the MMS function, it will send you a MMS/SMS or Email to indicate the low battery situation. 3.2 Insert the SD-card and the SIM-card Open the bottom cover. Insert SD-card into the card slot with unmarked side upwards. Please note that the SD-card can only be plugged in one direction. Make sure that the write-protect switch of the SD-card is on the write position otherwise the camera cannot be switch on. When use MMS/SMS/E-mail function, be sure to insert SIM-card into the SIM-card slot with angle in the upper left. 3.3 Power on and Enter into the ON Mode Before switching on, please pay attention to the follows:
1. Avoid temperature and motion disturbances in front of the camera such as big leaf, curtain, air-conditioner, air outlet of the chimney and other heat sources to prevent from false triggering. 2. The height from ground for placing the camera should vary with the object size appropriately. In general, one to two meters are preferred. Slide the power switch to the ON position to power on the camera and enter into the ON mode. Before entering into the ON mode, you can adjust the camera the target Page 6 Mobile Camera MG582 3 Quick Introductions monitoring area by laser pointer. Related information, please refer to section 4.3. After switching on the camera, the motion indication LED (red) will blink for about 10s. The 10s is a buffering time before automatically capturing photos or videos, e.g. for closing and locking the bottom cover, fixing the camera on a tree and walk away. In ON mode, it is unnecessary to use the remote control. The camera will take pictures or videos automatically according to the default settings or previous custom settings. The camera has the sound recording function, so the sound will be embedded in the video clip while capturing a video. 3.4 Enter into the TEST Mode Slide the power switch to the TEST position and enter into the TEST mode. There are some functions in TEST mode: Custom settings, manual capture, preview or send MMS manually. The remote control is needed in this mode. 3.4.1 Custom Settings Press MENU on the remote control to enter into menu setting. The camera can be taken over control to manually customize the camera settings which display on the LCD screen on camera or external TV monitor. The detailed operations will be described in Advanced Operations chapter. 3.4.2 Manual Capturing You can press RIGHT to manually capture photos or recording video. 3.4.3 View Images or Videos There are two ways to view the captured images or videos:
1. LCD screen on camera 2. TV monitor which connect to camera with TV cable Press OK to view images, the latest image will be shown in the LCD screen on camera or TV monitor. Press UP to view the previous image and press DOWN for the next. Please note that video cannot be played back in the LCD screen and only thumbnail of the video is showed. The detailed operations like deleting images or videos will be described in Advanced Operations chapter. 3.4.4 Send MMS When the MMS Mode is set as Manual, you can send the selected photo to the preset address in TEST mode.Daily Report andInstant mode is used under ON mode. 3.5 Power Off Slide the power switch to OFF position to power off the camera. Please note that even in the OFF mode, the camera still consumes certain power at A level. Therefore, please remove the battery if the camera will not be used for a long time. Page 7 From the basic operations of the camera in previous chapter, we know that the Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations 4 Advanced Operations camera has three basic operation modes:
1. OFF mode: Power switch is at OFF position. 2. ON mode: Power switch is at ON position. 3. TEST mode: Power switch is at TEST position. In the above three modes, the OFF mode is the specified safe mode when replacing the SD-card or batteries and transporting the camera. This chapter explains the advanced operations for customizing the camera settings. The settings can only be customized in TEST mode and remote control is needed. 4.1 Settings Menu To view the camera settings menu, press MENU in the TEST mode (called settings menu in this chapter). The settings menu will be shown on the LCD on camera or the external TV monitor. There are seventeen items of menu settings :
Setting Items Camera Mode Format Photo Size Video Size Set Clock Photo Burst Video Length Video Sound Interval Sense Level Timer Flash Range MMS Set Description Choose capturing images or recording videos. Format the SD-card. All images and videos in the SD-card will be deleted. Choose the image size, e.g. 5 mega pixels. Choose the video size, e.g. 640480 (VGA). Set camera date and time. Choose the continuous shooting numbers after each triggering. Choose duration of recording video. Choose if the sound recorder will be used. Choose how long the camera will stop functioning after each triggering. The cameras PIR will be disabled during this interval. Choose sensitivity of PIR. There are 3 choices HIGH, NORMAL and LOW. The higher, the easier the sensor would be triggered by motion. It is recommended to use Normal mode. The sensitivity of PIR is strongly related to the temperature. Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity. The camera will be awoken up at certain time duration in a day. In the rest of the time the camera is shut off. Infrared Flash range: .20 ft./6m and 40 ft./12m The camera sends MMS message through GPRS network, so before using this function, you need to open GPRS service from your service provider. It supports four band 850MHz, 900MHz, Page 8 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations 1800MHz and 1900MHz. You should set the right MMS setting parameters. The settings of MMS: URL, APN, IP and Port. Please contact the network service provider if you are not familiar with the settings. There are 3 MMS modes: Manual works in TEST mode Daily reportandInstantwork in ON mode. 1)Manual:
ChooseManual in Test mode. Please ensure SIM card is inserted properly; Please note, only photo can be sent in TEST mode .Video information cant be sent in TEST mode. 2)Daily Report:
Daily Report, just working in ON mode which means that the camera will report the summarized information in preset time (if the preset time is, eg.20:00PM) on how many pictures it had taken per day. So, you will get a summarized text message with the last picture taken until 20:00PM. If it is on Camera mode, the camera will send a MMS at the preset time. The MMS will show you the latest photo and the total qty of the pictures get taken. If it is on Video mode, the camera will send a SMS at the preset time. The SMS will show you how many video clips the camera has taken within 24 hours. 3) Instant:
Instant, just works in ON mode, which means the camera will send a MMS instantly after it captures a photo or a video clip. While, for the economy consideration, there is a limitation on the MMS quantity per day. You can set the MAX number from 0 to 99. If it is on Camera mode and you chose the Instant MMS mode, and set the MAX number is 10, the camera will send 10 MMS within 24 hours .And then it continues to capture photos and save them in the SD-card. After 24 hours, the camera will send MMS again when it captures photos. If it is on Video mode, the Camera will send only SMS instead of MMS. 4) OFF : To close MMS function. Enter the phone number or email where the MMS to be sent to. There are maximum four numbers or four emails to be sent at the same time. 1> Number: press #for switch between each input;
2> Email: see 1.3.2 for punctuation information;
3> Both: ensure there is at least one phone number and one email address. MMS Mode Send To Password For the safety sake, enter a password each time when entering Test mode. The default password is 0000. You could choose OFF to stop this function. Page 9 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations Default Set Restore all customer settings to default values. 4.1.1 Default Setting Defaults settings are listed below:
Setting Items Camera Mode Format Photo Size Video Size Set Clock Photo Burst Video Length Video Sound Interval Sense Level Timer Default Photo Enter 3M Pixel 640480 Enter 1 Photo Avi 10 sec On 1 Min Normal Off Flash Range 20ft./6m MMS Set Enter Options Video 5M Pixel 320240 Submenu Yes, No Adjust Clock 2 Photo, 3 Photo Avi 560 sec Off 560 seconds, 1-60 min High, Low On 40ft./12m Start, Stop (00:00 23:59) URL, APN, IP, Port MMS Mode Send To Password Default Set Manual Number OFF Manual, Daily Report, Instant Email, Both ON 4 inputs 4.1.2 Set Camera Mode There are two modes: Camera or Video. There are two ways to set the camera mode: 1. Via shortcut key; 2. Via setting menu. 1. Shortcut key: Press UP to set the camera mode as Video or press DOWN to set camera mode as Photo in info display of TEST mode. 2. Setting menu: The following shows how to set camera mode to Video, provided that the previous option is Photo:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Camera Mode. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Video. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.3 Format SD-Card The system will delete all images or videos stored in the SD-card after formatting, make sure that you have made a backup of important data. a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. Page 10 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations b) Press UP or DOWN to select Format. c) Press OK to choose Enter to enter into submenu. d) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Yes. Yes will be highlighted. e) Press OK to start formatting the SD-card. During formatting, the display screen will show a message Please Wait as below. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. Please Wait!
4.1.4 Set Photo Size This parameter has two values: 5 mega pixels (5M Pixel or 5MP) and 3 mega pixels (3M Pixel or 3MP). The default value is 5 mega pixels. The following shows how to set pixel size as 3M Pixel provided that the previous option is 5M Pixel:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Photo Size. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select 3M Pixel. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.5 Set Video Size This parameter also has two values: VGA (640480and QVGA (320240. The default value is 640x480 (VGA). The following shows how to set video size as 320240 provided that the previous option is at 640480:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Video Size. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select 320240. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.6 Set Date and Time You can change the date and time of the device by setting this parameter when necessary, e.g., after every battery change. The date format is month/day/year, the time format is hour: minute: second. The valid value for year is between 2009 and 2050. Provided that the date and time are needed to be set to November 15th, 2010 and half past ten, the steps are as following:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Set Clock. c) Press OK to enter into submenu. d) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select item, press UP or DOWN to change the value. e) Press OK to save all current setting and return to info display. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.7 Set Photo Burst Page 11 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations This parameter affects the number of pictures taken for each triggering in the camera mode. It has three values: 1 Photo 2 Photos and 3 Photos. Its default value is 1 Photo. The following shows how to set photo burst to 3 Photos, provided that the previous option is 1 Photo:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Photo Burst. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select 3 Images. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.8 Set Video Length This parameter is effective and can be adjusted only when the device in the video mode under ON mode. Its value extends from 1 to 60 seconds with a step of one second. The default value is 10 seconds. Press LEFT and RIGHT to decreases or increases the value by 1 second. The following shows how to set video length to 5 Seconds provided that the previous value is 10 Seconds:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Video Length. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to decrease or increase to 5 Seconds. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and exit. 4.1.9 Set Video Sound The following shows how to set video sound as off that the previous option is on:
e) Press MENU to display the setting menu. f) Press UP or DOWN to select Video Sound. g) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select off or on. h) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.10 Set PIR Triggering Interval Time This parameter means that how long the PIR (Passive Infrared motion sensor) will be disabled after each triggering in ON mode. During this time the PIR of the device will not react to the motion of human (or animals). The minimum interval is 0 second, it means the PIR works all the time. The maximum interval is 1 hour. It means the PIR will be disabled for 1 hour after each triggering. The default value is 1 minute. Press LEFT or RIGHT to decrease or increase the value by 5s or 1 minute. The following shows how to set triggering interval time to 5 Minutes provided that the previous value is 1 Minute. a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Interval. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to decrease or increase to 5 Minutes. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. Page 12 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations 4.1.11 Set PIR Sensitivity This parameter defines the sensitivity of the PIR. There are three parameters:
High, Normal, and Low. The default value is Normal. The higher degree indicates that the Camera is more easily to be triggered by motion, taking more pictures or recording more videos. It is recommended to use high sensitivity degree in room or environment with little interference, and to use lower sensitivity for outdoor or environment with lots of interference like hot wind, smoke, near window etc. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the PIR is strongly related to the temperature. Higher temperature leads to lower sensitivity. Therefore it is suggested to set a higher sensitivity for high temperature environment. The following shows how to set PIR sensitivity as Low provided that the previous option is Normal. a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Sense Level. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Low. d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.12 Set Timer This parameter defines a certain time lapse in a day when the Camera can be triggered. In the rest of the time the device is shut off. The effective value for the ranges from 00:0000 to 23:59:59. Please note that the start and stop time can only be effective when the timer is set as On. Provided that the camera should work from eight a.m. to five p.m., the steps are as following:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Timer Switch. c) Press RIGHT to select On. d) Press OK to enter into submenu. e) Press RIGHT to select item, press UP or DOWN to change the value until the start time changes to 8 and the stop time changes to 17. f) Press OK to save all current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to return to previous menu. 4.1.13 Set Flash Range This parameter defines how many IR lights will work when the sunlight is not enough. If you choose 12m, it means the 34 IR lights will all work. If you choose 6m, it means only the outside two lines IR lights will work and the power consumption will be smaller. The following shows how to set flash range as 6m provided that the previous option is 12m. i) Press MENU to display the setting menu. j) Press UP or DOWN to select Flash Range. k) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select 20 ft./6m or 40 ft./12m. l) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Page 13 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.1.14 MMS Settings Enter the MMS setting which provided by the network service provider. There are only four setting to be entered, the steps are as follows:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select MMS Set. c) Press OK to Enter into submenu. d) There are four inputs for key in URL, APN, IP and Port, press to switch between each inputs. Press number buttons to key in the digits, letters or punctuations. Press UP(Cancel) to delete. e) Press OK to save all current setting and return to info display. Press MENU to cancel setting and to return to previous menu. Easy Access to MMS settingedit in the computer 1. Load the fully charged batteries. 2. 3. 4. Power on and entering into the TEST Mode. 5. A new file named 'PROFILE.INI' is created automatically in a new folder named Insert SD card. Insert SIM card.
'MMS' in the SD card. 6. Reedit the file 'PROFILE.INI' in the computer to set the MMS parameters, below is for reference:
URL: (Max. 64 characters) A.P.N: (Max. 32 characters) IP: (Max. 16 characters) Port: (Max. 6 characters) Account and Password :( Some telecom operators need to set account and password to launch MMS.) Number: (Max. 24 characters for each phone number) Email: (Max. 48 characters for each email) Please note that this is only an example, for more details please contact your network service provider, and there are only 4 parameters needs to be edited, do pls not change other parameters expect these 4 parameters to avoid operation failure. 4.1.15 Set MMS Mode There are 3 MMS modes:Manualworks in TEST modeDaily reportand Instantwork in ON mode. For more information, please refer to 4.1 settings menu. The following shows how to set the MMS mode to Instant provided that the previous option is Off:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select MMS Mode. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Instant. Page 14 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations d) Press OK to save the current setting and the option will be un-highlighted. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. If you choose Daily Report, you need to set the daily report time: xxH, xxM. If you choose Instant, you need to set how many MMS you want to send for economy consideration. You can choose 0 to 99 pictures. 4.1.16 Set Send to Enter the phone number or email which the MMS to be sent to. The following shows how to set send to Number provided that the previous option is Email:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Send To. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select Number. d) Press OK to enter into submenu. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display e) There are four inputs, press to switch between each inputs. Press number buttons to key in the digits, letters or punctuations. Press UP to delete. f) Press OK to save all current setting and return to info display. Press MENU to cancel setting and to return to previous menu. 4.1.17 Enter Password If the password setting is selected as On, after switch on the camera, the LCD screen on camera will prompt to enter password. The default password is 0000. Please key in the password by using the remote control. It can be changed where the steps are as following:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Password. c) Press LEFT or RIGHT to select On. d) Press OK to enter into submenu. e) There are three inputs for key in new, old and confirm password, press to switch between each inputs. Press number buttons to key in the digits. Press UP to delete. f) Enter OK to save all current setting and return to info display. If the inputs are blank, the password will not be changed; if key in correctly, the new password is set. The LCD screen will prompt to enter password next time you switch on the camera. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to previous menu. 4.1.18 Reset to Default Settings To reset the setting to the default values, the steps are as followings:
a) Press MENU to display the setting menu. b) Press UP or DOWN to select Reset. c) Press OK to reset to default settings and return to info display. Press MENU to cancel setting and return to info display. 4.2 Playback In playback mode, images or videos can be viewed, deleted and image can be Page 15 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations manually sent by MMS. It can only be done in TEST mode. The images can be viewed on LCD screen on camera and TV monitor which connect to camera with TV cable; the videos can only be viewed on TV monitor. For simplicity, operations with PC wont be introduced here. 4.2.1 Viewing Photo or Video a) Switch to TEST mode and enter into info display. b) Press OK to view the latest picture (or video) in LCD screen on camera, TV monitor or Image viewer with TV-in connector. c) Press RIGHT to start playing the video clip in TV monitor, video clip cannot be played in LCD screen on camera. d) Press RIGHT to stop playing and return to playback mode. e) Press UP to view the next picture (or video) and DOWN for the previous. f) Press OK to return to info display. When view images, the total number of all images in the SD-card and the index of the displaying image will be shown respectively. 4.2.2 Delete Photo or Video a) View the image (or video) which to be deleted (please refer to 4.3.1). b) Press MENU to display the playback menu. c) Press UP or DOWN to select Delete. One is highlighted. d) To delete the current image, just skip this step. To delete all images and videos, press LEFT or RIGHT to select All. e) Press OK, No and Yes are prompted. No is highlighted. f) Press LEFT or RIGHT to highlight Yes. g) Press OK to delete the image or video. Press MENU to cancel and return to playback. Please note that after deleting a picture or a video file, the deleted files cant be restored! Furthermore, in order to delete all images and video clips in the SD-card, it is suggested to format the SD-card, please refer to 4.2.4. 4.2.3 Send MMS Manually The Send MMS option will only be shown when the setting item MMS Mode is selected as Manual. a) View the images and select one to send. b) Press MENU to display the playback menu. c) Press UP or DOWN to select Send Message. Send is highlighted d) Press OK to send MMS according to the setting in setting menu. Press MENU to cancel and return to playback. Please note that the images can only be sent and video cannot be sent. If the SIM card is not inserted, the image cannot be sent as well. 4.3 Laser Pointer A laser can be turn on especially in the night time or dark environment as an additional function for pointing to an object or a certain region of interested (ROI). Page 16 Mobile Camera MG582 4 Advanced Operations Press to turn on the laser light in TEST mode and use the tilt adjuster on the back of camera to adjust the angle of capturing direction.
NOTE:
Please note that the laser could be harmful to the eyes if pointed at other person. 4.4 File Numbering Images and videos are saved in the pre-named folder. File numbering continues by adding one to the last number for each new image or video. The saving name likes IMAG0001.JPG or IMAG0001.AVI. Through the suffix you can distinguish whether the file is an image (with suffix .jpg) or a video (with suffix .avi). 4.5 Firmware Upgrade This camera is equipped with an automatic upgrade function for you. Upgrading is needed only when an improved firmware is available. WARNING Upgrade is risky, please be cautious!
Page 17 Mobile Camera MG582 Appendix: Technical Specifications Appendix: Technical Specifications Image Sensor Lens IR-Flash Display Screen Memory Card Picture Resolution Video Resolution PIR Sensor PIR Sensitivity Trigger Time Weight Operation/Storage Tem. Interval Photo Burst Video Length Power Supply Stand-by Current Power Consumption Low Battery Alert Display Screen Sound Recording Mounting Dimensions Operation Humidity Security authentication
*without battery 5MP Color CMOS F/NO=3.0 FOV(Field of View)=52 6-12m 1.5 LCD From 8 MB to 16 GB 5MP = 25601920 3MP = 20481536 640480 (16fps) 320240 (20fps) Multi Zone Adjustable (High/Normal/Low) 1.2s 0.30 kg
-20 - +60C / -30 - +70C 1s 60 min. 13 160s 8AA or 4AA
< 0.25 mA (<6mAh/Day) 400 videosinterval=5min,video length=10s;
>500 MMS(use 8*AA batteries) LED Indicator LCD display on camera Available Rope/Belt/Python lock 140 x87 x55 mm 5% - 90%
FCC, CE, RoHS Page 18 Mobile Camera MG582 Appendix : Parts List Appendix: Parts List Part Name Digital Camera Wireless Remote Control USB Cable TV cable Belt User Manual Antenna Quantity One One One One One One One Page 19 SG550P series FCC Notice Appendix : FCC Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the users authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help RF exposure information:
The Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) level has been calculated based on a distance of d=20 cm between the device and the human body. To maintain compliance with RF exposure requirement, use product that maintain a 20cm distance between the device and human body. Page 20